Photograph
Hillel Ground Breaking at 611 Langdon Street
| Four men with shovels turn over the first shovels full of earth at 611 Langdon Street, the site of the new Jewish student center. "Left to right are Rabbi Mas Ticktin, directer of Hillel Foundation; Gordon Smykin, president of the building corporation; Irving Rhodes, Milwaukee, a leader in the fund raising campaign, and I.J. Behr, Rockford, Ill., vice-president of the building corporation and brother of the late Louis Behr, for whom the center will be named." Behind them is a crowd. |
| Image ID: | 90420 |
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| Creation Date: | 04 03 1955 |
| Creator Name: | Vinje, Arthur M., 1888-1972 |
| City: | Madison |
| County: | Dane |
| State: | Wisconsin |
| Collection Name: | Arthur M. Vinje photographs and negatives, circa 1914-circa 1962 |
| Genre: | Photograph |
| Original Format Type: | negative, original |
| Original Format Number: | PH 6442.5898 |
| Original Dimensions: | 5 x 4 inches |
| Published in the Wisconsin State Journal on April 4th, 1955. |
| Judaism |
| Coats |
| Hats |
| Suits (Clothing) |
| Shovels |
| Neighborhoods |
| University of Wisconsin |
| Special days |
| Crowds |
| Men |
| Outdoor photography |
| Rabbis |
| Rites and ceremonies |
| Building sites |
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| Location: | Wisconsin Historical Society Archives, 4th Floor, Madison, Wisconsin |
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